Updated October 17th, 2020 at 19:19 IST
IPL 2020 LIVE updates: ABD's quickfire 50 helps Bangalore register a famous win by 7 wkts
Bangalore would aim to get their strategy right after some inexplicable decisions during the loss to Punjab when they take on an erratic-but-dauntless Rajasthan in the Dream11 IPL 2020 on Saturday
7: 11 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore get their campaign back on track by a spectacular seven-wicket win against Rajasthan
7: 06 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore need 10 runs from the final over
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6: 50 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 124/3 after 16 overs
6: 44 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 114/3 after 15 overs
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6: 35 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 102/3
6: 31 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 102/2 after 13 overs
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6: 29 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 100/3 after 12.3 overs
6: 26 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 92/1 after 12 overs
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6: 16 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 77/1 at the halfway mark
6: 11 IST, October 17th 2020
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6: 04 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 55/1 after 8 overs
5: 57 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 47/1 after 6 overs
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5: 45 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 23/1 in the 4th over
5: 34 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore are 4/10 after 1
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5: 26 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan bowlers would be hoping to pick up some early wickets upfront
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5: 15 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore need 178 runs to win
5: 09 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 173/5 in the final over
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5: 03 IST, October 17th 2020
WATCH - Smith's jumping boundary.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Banged short, but Smith jumps to get a bat on it and hit for a boundary. Superb batting from @stevesmith49.https://t.co/Cy8vy7grj3 #Dream11IPL
5: 02 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 158/4 after 18 overs
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4: 55 IST, October 17th 2020
While he may not be as dramatic as the other two, and only has 4 overs to show what he can do, I think we should acknowledge @yuzi_chahal as the third leg of the @RCBTweets triangle with @ABdeVilliers17 and @imVkohli
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
4: 46 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 127/4 after 15.3 overs
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4: 44 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 119/3 after 15 overs
4: 33 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 100/3 after 12.4 overs
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4: 22 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 80/3 at the halfway mark
4: 11 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 69/3
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4: 09 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 69/2
4: 03 IST, October 17th 2020
So now Buttler goes down the order! There is a new pair everyday. Maybe they want to use Buttler in the role he plays in odi cricket; as a powerful finisher. Can't help thinking Buttler and Stokes can swap positions....
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
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3: 59 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 50/1 after 5.4 overs
3: 53 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 47/0 after 5 overs
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3: 45 IST, October 17th 2020
4500 runs and counting for @robbieuthappa in IPL 💪💪#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Foi8sFDs7x
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
3: 43 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 21/0 after 3 overs
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3: 41 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 5/0 after 2 overs
3: 33 IST, October 17th 2020
Rajasthan are 2/0 after 1
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3: 21 IST, October 17th 2020
Stay Tuned as live-action gets underway
3: 11 IST, October 17th 2020
Match 33. Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: A Finch, D Padikkal, V Kohli, AB de Villiers, GM Singh, W Sundar, C Morris, S Ahmed, I Udana, N Saini, Y Chahal https://t.co/pwdzOLDgiO #RRvRCB #Dream11IPL #IPL2020
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
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3: 09 IST, October 17th 2020
Match 33. Rajasthan Royals XI: B Stokes, J Buttler, S Smith, S Samson, R Uthappa, R Parag, R Tewatia, J Archer, S Gopal, J Unadkat, K Tyagi https://t.co/pwdzOLDgiO #RRvRCB #Dream11IPL #IPL2020
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
3: 05 IST, October 17th 2020
Will Steve Smith go big today against #RCB ?#Dream11IPL #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/UUzz8hNWGd
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
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3: 04 IST, October 17th 2020
The coin has landed in Rajasthan skipper Steve Smith's favor and he has elected to bat first
2: 54 IST, October 17th 2020
____ wickets for our ⚡ today. 🤔❓#RRvRCB | #HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #IPL2020 | @JofraArcher pic.twitter.com/r5MUQkUpeO
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
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2: 50 IST, October 17th 2020
AB’s S/R of 1️⃣7️⃣9️⃣.6️⃣8️⃣ is the highest for anyone with 3️⃣ or more fifties in the Dream11 IPL 2020. 🔝💥 @ABdeVilliers17#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/f4CRqDiyXi
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
2: 48 IST, October 17th 2020
The last time we played today’s opponents.... 🔥🔥🔥@devdpd07 @imVkohli#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/jTAjOPPo7U
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Out of the 7️⃣2️⃣ balls he has bowled in the Dream11 IPL, 3️⃣6️⃣ of them have been dots.
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
No runs available here. 🙅🏻♂️@Tipo_Morris#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/LqVl0ybii6
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2: 45 IST, October 17th 2020
Coming in for #RRvRCB! 💪#HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #IPL2020 | @IamSanjuSamson | @josbuttler pic.twitter.com/f2l6cBoINc
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
2: 42 IST, October 17th 2020
Hello and welcome to Match 33 of #Dream11IPL where Steve Smith led #RR will take on Virat Kohli led #RCB.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Who are you rooting for ? pic.twitter.com/7OWSETAMg7
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1: 46 IST, October 17th 2020
Different day, same focus, same drive. 💯
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Let’s go, Skip! 👊🏻@imVkohli#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/dmijQCiOg9
1: 32 IST, October 17th 2020
The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is known for assisting batsmen in the shortest format of the game. Across all Dream11 IPL 2020 matches played at the venue, the average first innings score has been 176. As evidenced from the recent match results, the captain winning the toss is likely to bat first since the Rajasthan vs Bangalore pitch report indicates that teams setting targets have won 10 out of 14 matches here this season.
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1: 25 IST, October 17th 2020
According to Accuweather, the Rajasthan vs Bangalore weather forecast indicates favourable conditions for cricketing action. The temperature is expected to be around 36°C during the course of the match. Furthermore, as per the Rajasthan vs Bangalore weather forecast, there will be no cloud cover during the entire match and one can expect an entire 40-over action-packed evening at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
1: 17 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore would aim to get their strategy right after some inexplicable decisions during the loss to Punjab when they take on an erratic-but-dauntless Rajasthan in the Dream11 IPL 2020 on Saturday. The Virat Kohli-led Bangalore has won five of its eight games on the back of all-round performances but seemingly blundered in the eight-wicket defeat to laggards Punjab on Thursday. On the other hand, the Rajasthan's' campaign this season has been marred by numerous top-order collapses, forcing the lower half to pull them across the finish line.
Bangalore's five wins so far include a Super Over triumph over Mumbai Indians here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Rajasthan, on the other hand, lie at the seventh spot in the points table with just three wins from eight outings. Against Punjab in Sharjah, AB De Villiers, who has been in fine form, was sent in to bat at number six, a baffling decision by Bangalore.
READ | Dream11 IPL 2020 Match 33 Rajasthan Vs Bangalore Pitch Report, Weather Forecast For Dubai
Left-hander Washington Sundar (13) and Shivam Dube (23) were promoted up the order to accompany skipper Kohli in the middle. The experiment didn't work as all three batsmen struggled with the South African scoring just two off five balls. To add to Bangalore's woes, while defending the total, Kohli decided to save the in-form Sundar for the big-hitting Chris Gayle, who came to bat in the eighth over. That gamble didn't pay off either as the 41-year-old Jamaican smashed the young off-spinner for four sixes.
"We had a chat, a message from outside about left-right combination and we wanted to go with it because they had two leggies. Sometimes things don't come off. We're pretty happy with the decisions we took, but it didn't come off," Kohli said after the match.
However, Kohli and his men will look to shrug off the defeat.
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Meanwhile, the Rajasthan boast of a strong batting line-up. But the likes of Steve Smith and Sanju Samson have failed to score since the two victories in Sharjah at the beginning of the tournament. Jos Buttler too has been unable to capitalise on his starts, scoring just one half-century in seven innings. After failing in his first match of the season, Ben Stokes, who has been elevated to the role of an opener, hit 41 before he was run out against the Delhi.
The inaugural season champions have relied on Rahul Tewatia to rescue them from precarious positions and the all-rounder managed to do that twice against Punjab and Hyderabad respectively. But he failed against Delhi when yet again the top-order botched an easy run-chase. Jofra Archer spearheads the Rajasthan bowling unit, along with the spin duo of Tewatia and Shreyas Gopal, who have consistently figured in an XI that has gone through a lot of chopping and changing.
"We've had some good performances this year now we just need to get together and do well collectively in the coming games," Archer said ahead of the match.
"We've been in this situation and before and have come back from this, so we're not panicking about this, we know it can be done and I believe in this team to do it," he added.
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1: 17 IST, October 17th 2020
Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel (wk), Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa.
Rajasthan: Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Andrew Tye, Kartik Tyagi, Steven Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Robin Uthappa, Aniruddha Joshi, Jofra Archer.
Published October 17th, 2020 at 13:17 IST